Celtic first Bluewater trip this year!!

Boardfeet · 08-17-2008, 12:52 PM

Took a bunch of my duck hunting buddies from Arkansas to Petronius Saturday....It was rough as most of you know and the tuna bite was slow there....We deciced to troll to the Steps....about 3/4 of the way there we had a knockdown... it was this Wahoo.....Weight about 40#

Trolled around the steps for a while with no results...only saw a good size Dolphin free jumping but couldn't get his attention.

Turned N/E toward the Elbow and had gone only about 4-5 miles when a billfish csme into the spread... She made a couple of passes through the spread...then started billing on the mousetrap lure...It was a Blue and White Islander with a Blue head, and a rigged ballyhoo.

John dropped the bait back to her two or three times before hooking her up.

Didn't get any great pics of her except with one of those throw away cameras...(pics not developed yet)

We did get her to the boat and had hands on the leader...She got under the boat and the leader got into the trim tab before we got a chance to get a tag in..

Marlin jumping behind the boat^^^^^^^

Larry Huckabee the Marlin angler, Dennis Noel, Wahoo killer, and John Godwin #1 cockpit man!!

Thanks John for making sure those guys had a good time!!!

Splittine · 08-17-2008, 12:54 PM

Nice HOO, and cool pics of the marlin jumping.

Captain Jake Adams · 08-17-2008, 01:06 PM

that's awesome Frank, I know you are excited to get the boat's first blue. Congrats on a great trip and you guys earned it in that nasty weather.

Xanadu · 08-17-2008, 01:30 PM

Congratulations. Its hard to tell with the overcast skies, but what was the water like?

Boardfeet · 08-17-2008, 01:53 PM

The water ws clean and green

Team Triple X · 08-17-2008, 03:05 PM

Sorry to hear about the tuna bite, but I'd take a blue over some tuna any day. Congrats onyour first trip. How about that inside joke. Did you ever tell the crew???

B-4 Reel · 08-17-2008, 05:37 PM

Nice job and good fishin' Frank. I'm glad to you got your buddies on some fish.

Shane

Lakewoodwife · 08-17-2008, 06:39 PM

good job! I can almost smell that wahoo on the grill! :clap

08-17-2008, 12:54 PM	#2
Splittine Roll Tide Roll Moderator Grand Slam Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In A Tree Looking Down Posts: 8,232	RE: Celtic first Bluewater trip this year!! Nice HOO, and cool pics of the marlin jumping.

08-17-2008, 01:06 PM	#3
Captain Jake Adams Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 320	RE: Celtic first Bluewater trip this year!! that's awesome Frank, I know you are excited to get the boat's first blue. Congrats on a great trip and you guys earned it in that nasty weather.

08-17-2008, 01:30 PM	#4
Xanadu Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,582	RE: Celtic first Bluewater trip this year!! Congratulations. Its hard to tell with the overcast skies, but what was the water like?

08-17-2008, 01:53 PM	#5
Boardfeet Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 624	RE: Celtic first Bluewater trip this year!! The water ws clean and green

08-17-2008, 03:05 PM	#6
Team Triple X Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: pensacola Posts: 78	RE: Celtic first Bluewater trip this year!! Sorry to hear about the tuna bite, but I'd take a blue over some tuna any day. Congrats onyour first trip. How about that inside joke. Did you ever tell the crew???

08-17-2008, 12:52 PM	#1
Boardfeet Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 624	Celtic first Bluewater trip this year!! Took a bunch of my duck hunting buddies from Arkansas to Petronius Saturday....It was rough as most of you know and the tuna bite was slow there....We deciced to troll to the Steps....about 3/4 of the way there we had a knockdown... it was this Wahoo.....Weight about 40# Trolled around the steps for a while with no results...only saw a good size Dolphin free jumping but couldn't get his attention. Turned N/E toward the Elbow and had gone only about 4-5 miles when a billfish csme into the spread... She made a couple of passes through the spread...then started billing on the mousetrap lure...It was a Blue and White Islander with a Blue head, and a rigged ballyhoo. John dropped the bait back to her two or three times before hooking her up. Didn't get any great pics of her except with one of those throw away cameras...(pics not developed yet) We did get her to the boat and had hands on the leader...She got under the boat and the leader got into the trim tab before we got a chance to get a tag in.. Marlin jumping behind the boat^^^^^^^ Larry Huckabee the Marlin angler, Dennis Noel, Wahoo killer, and John Godwin #1 cockpit man!! Thanks John for making sure those guys had a good time!!!

08-17-2008, 05:37 PM	#7
B-4 Reel Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 79	RE: Celtic first Bluewater trip this year!! Nice job and good fishin' Frank. I'm glad to you got your buddies on some fish. Shane

08-17-2008, 06:39 PM	#8
Lakewoodwife Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SW Pensacola Posts: 83	RE: Celtic first Bluewater trip this year!! good job! I can almost smell that wahoo on the grill! :clap

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